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fniteh "taies- 'jlstritt @Him Letters Patent No. 80,588, dated August 4, 1868;

IMPROVEMENT IN STOGKING-DARNERS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it kno-wn that I, I'M-EON R. BOLTON, of Prescott, in the countyr of Pierce, and State of Wisconsin, have inventeda new and useful machine for 4the purpose of placing;` in stockings, mittens, or gloves, and drawing` them tightly over it, so as to render them firm and smooth, that they may be darned or mended easily; reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

I My invention consists of two oval-shaped pieces ni wood, marked a and, connected with a wooden handle or pin, marked c, as seen in Drawing No. 1. The piece marked a, beingmabout twice -the size of is used for: large stockings or mittens; is used for childrens or small stockings or mittens.

Figure 2 exhibits the partsfdetached from each other.

-By detach'ing 6 from the handle c, it (the handle c) is used for the purpose of putting the lingers of gloves so as to stretch them,'so that they may he more easily darned. a and ZJ are attached to ythe handle c by boring holes iu them of the size of the respeetive'endsof the handle c. '.lhe small hole, marked d, in the larger end of the handle c, is used asa receptacle for needles. By dispensingwith this receptacle, a and e may be made from one piece of timber, without being detached. l

What I claim as my invcntion,"and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A stockingftree, consisting of detachable heads and shaft, the heads being of different sizes, and the shaft provided with a cavity for use as a needle-case, all arranged substantially as herein described.

lSIMEON n. BOLTON.

Witnesses:

C. W. WRIGHT, H. Don. 

